Bottle.



No. 674,l72.

(No Model.)

Patented May I4,

A. C. C. LIARDET & H R. WALKER BOTTLE.

(Application filed Aug. 7, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE.

ARTHUR CHARLES OAVENDISH LIARDET, OF COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, AND HENRY RISHTON WALKER, OF NEW BRIGHTON,

NEW ZEALAND.

BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 674,172, dated May 14, 1901. Application filed August 7, 1899. Serial No. 726,356. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ARTHUR CHARLES OAVENDISH LIARDET, gentleman, residing at 11 Woburn Place, in the county of Middlesex, England, and HENRY RISHTON WALKER, engin eer, residing at New Brighton Canterbury, New Zealand, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain, have invented certain new and use-' ful Improvements in or Oonnected'with Bottles and other Like Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to what'is known as f non-refillable bottles and other vessels for containing liquids; and it has for its primary object to provide such a bottle or vessel with simple and inexpensive means that will render it impossible to introduce (without detection) any liquid into thesame after the original contents have been wholly or partially removed.

A further object of our invention is to provide improved means for holding the valve closed by means of a weight when the bottle is in either an upright or more or less horizontal position and at the same time prevent such weight from obstructing the free discharge of the contents when the bottle is held in a pouring position.

With these ends in view our invention consists in certain features of novelty in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts by which the said objects and certain other objects hereinafter appearing are attained, all as fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the said drawings, Figure l is an-elevation, partly in section, of a bottle constructed according to our invention,showing said bottle in a vertical position with the valve closed. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the bottle inclined, so as to allow the valve to open; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the bottle-neck containing a modified form of plug, hereinafter'described.

a is the bottle or other vessel having a neck I), the interior of which is tapered toward its point of junction with the body of the bottle.

0 is a tube of glass or other suitable material whose lower end extends a short distance into the body of the bottle or vessel and whose upper end is expanded or provided with a flange d. In the sides of the tube 0 are formed lateral holes or perforations e, which are in direct communication with the interior of the vessel-body, but which 100mmunicate with the neck of the vessel only through the tube 0, the tube 0 being'firmly held in a collar or ringf, composed of cork or other resilient material, and forced into the neck of the bottle, and the expanded end or flange d of the tube a prevents the latter from being forced entirely through the cork collar f, while the neck I), being tapered downwardly, holds the cork collar f from slipping into the body of the bottle. By this means a tight joint between the tubes 0 and the neck of the bottle is produced and the liquid prevented from entering the neck excepting via the tube 0, and vice versa.

Both ends of the tube a are entirely open 7 axially, and g is a hollow float-valve which is seated in the expanded or flanged end d of the tube 0 and is attached to a weight 1' by a y i I flexible connection, such as a cord h or other equivalent means. This weight t has a rigid elongation or projection on one side of substantially conical form, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the length of the connection 71. is such as to maintainthe end of said projection within the lower end of the tube 0,

so that when the bottle or vessel is inverted or inclined,with its mouth a sufficient distance below the opposite end of the bodyvportion,

the said weight will bear against the lower end of-the tube a and slip thereinto a suflicient distance to allow the valve gto fall away from its seat, thereby permitting the contents of the bottle to flow out and air to enter I through the openings e in the sides of thetube 0, two of the openings e being preferably formed in the tube 0 on opposite sides thereof. When the bottle is again held in an upa lever to pull the valve g back to its seat in the expanded end 01 of the tube 0, the seatingface of the valve being rounded, and thus preright position, however, or lowered to even i j vent the bottle from being filled while held in either an upright position or on its side.

In the neck of the bottle above the valve Q We place a shield or guard to prevent the valve g from being tampered with or held away from its seat while liquid is introduced through the neck. This guard or shield consists of a plug, which is secured in the neck of the bottle by means of cement or otherwise and comprises a dished or saucer-like disk j, which is of slightly less diameter than the neck of the bottle, so as to leave a space all around it for the passage of the liquid, and below this saucer-like disk j are formed two flanges Z Z, one below the other and a slight distance apart, so as to constitute an annular passage 70, surrounding the plug. The flanges Z Z, however, snugly fit the neck of the bottle and are the surfaces upon which the cement or other securing medium is placed. The under side of the saucer-like diskj is beveled or inclined, so as to form, with the upper one of the flanges m, an annular passage 70, surrounding the plug, and this passage is is connected with the passage between the flanges Z Z by means of vertical passages m, formed through the upper one of the flanges Z, as shown in dotted lines, said passages m being preferably on diametrically opposite sides of the plug. Communication with the neck of the bottle below the plug is formed with the lower one of the annular passages 76 through a vertical passage m, formedin the lower one of the flanges Z, the last said passage m, however, being located out of coincidence with the passages m in the upper flange Z, so as to preclude the possibility of a wire or other instrument being inserted past the plug or guard. This construction permits liquid to flow past the plug or guard, but renders it impossible to manipulate the valve for fraudulently refilling the bot-tle or adulterating its original contents by introducing an instrument into the bottle. It is practicallyimpossible to remove the plug by means of tools or otherwise from the neck of the bottle or receptacle without so damaging the apparatus that it would be evident that the same had been tampered with. r The dished or saucershaped disk j is arranged with its concave surface upward or toward the mouth of the bottle, and the said disk prevents any possibility of liquid being driven or scooped into the bottle by passing said bottle rapidly along the surface of the liquid.

Only two holes or openings 6 e are shown in the tube 0, but it is obvious that a larger number of such holes or openings may be employed, or instead of perforating the tube 0 we may employ other means for permitting the ready flow of the contents of the bottle into said tube when the valve is open.

Instead of employing the ring f to secure the tube 0 in place the upper end of the tube may be enlarged and tapered to correspond with the bottle-neck, to which it may be cemented or otherwise fixed. In some cases past the the tube may be formed integrally with the bottleneck.

The modified form of plug shown in Fig. 3 comprises a dished or saucer-like disk at of rather less diameter than the internal diameter of the bottle-neck at the point where the said plug is to be fixed, an annular projection 0, an annular passage 19 between the disk n and the projection o, and a conical base g, which gradually in creases in diameter toward the lower end of the plug. Longitudinal passages r are formed in the plug and extend from the lower end thereof through the projection 0 to the passage 19. A rings, of cork or other suitable material and of greater diameter than the disk '21, is placed upon the plug immediately below the projection 0. This plug is pushed into position in the bottleneck I) and is there retained by the pressure of the ring 3. Any attempt to draw the plug out of the bottle is resisted by the conical part g, which then serves to jam the ring 5 more tightly in the bottle-neck.

The bottle maybe corked in the usual manner above the plug.

When the'bottle is in a vertical position, as in Fig. 1, the valve 9 is held to its seat by the weight i, and the entrance of liquid into the bottle is thus prevented. When the bottle is inclined so that its mouth is below the opposite end thereof, the weight t' bears against the lower end of thetube 0, thereby permitting the valve g to fall away from its seat and the contents to flow out of thebottle. As the bottle is returned toward the horizontal position the weight again closes the valve either as or just before such horizontal position is reached. Any attempt to force liquid into the bottle when in its inverted position would result in the closing of the float-valve g tightly to its seat, so that no liquid would be able to pass.

The liquid contents of the bottle can flow plug through the passages therein and through the space between the edge of the dished disk of said plug and the inside of the neck of the bottle.

The aforesaid weight Z is shown in the drawings as of pear shape; but it may consist of a ball or bar of glass and may be colored or not, as desired. It may also hear a description, trade-mark, or other words or devices relating to the liquid contained in the bottle or vessel. Any attempt to tamper with the valve by creating a vacuum in the bottle or in other ways would either break the floatvalve or force the valve'and tube into the bottle, when it would of course fall to the bottom. The absence of the colored or marked weight suspended near the top of the bottle would then at once indicate that. the device had been tampered with and that the contents of the bottle could not be guaranteed as genuine.

What we claim is- 1. A non-refillable bottle comprisinga tube open at both ends, and having openings in the sides thereof within the body, a float seating on the upper end of the tube, a weight having a conical end, adapted to seat thefloat, and to close the upper end of the tube, and a flexible connection between the float and the weight whereby the upper extremity of the conical end of the weight is suspended or held normally within the tube at all times so that the weight will rest on the edge of the tube and act as a lever to pull the float to its seat when the bottle is held horizontally.

2. A non-refillable bottle comprising a collar, a tube open at both ends and having a flange, whereby it is supported in the collar, and openings in the sides thereof within the body, a float seating on the flange of the tube, a weight having a conical end, adapted to seat the float, and to close the lower end of the tube, and a flexible connection between the float and the weight, whereby the upper extremity of the conical end of the weight is suspended or held normally within the tube at all times so that the Weight will rest on the edge of the tube and act as a lever to pull the float to its seat when the bottle is held horizontally.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands, in presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 18th day of July, 1899.

ARTHUR CHARLES OAVENDISH LIARDET HENRY RISHTON WALKER. Witnesses:

J. COLLINS,

G. F. WARREN. 

